COllaborative Northwestern Surgical Oncology Research Training (CONSORT)

摘要 外科医生-科学家在学术医学中是一个代表不足的群体，而联邦资助的医生- 科学家领导的研究在过去十年中一直在下降。外科面临着巨大的挑战 寻求研究培训的受训者。重要的是，外科住院医师培训计划有充足的保护时间 专门的体验式研究培训有效地促进了成功的、独立的 资助外科科学家。这些研究人员对外科肿瘤学患者的护理和 科学知识。此外，博士后研究员很少有机会在 外科和肿瘤学的交叉学科。拟议的西北外科肿瘤学合作研究 培训(COSORT)计划汇集了广泛的多学科肿瘤学专业知识，网址为 西北大学范伯格医学院(NUFSM)和卢里综合癌症中心 创建一个多学科、为期两年的研究培训计划，包括(1)健康服务和 成果研究(HSOR)轨道和(2)基础科学和翻译(BTS)研究轨道。这个 COSORT计划将借鉴西北外科30年的培训经验 BTS肿瘤学研究和15年外科肿瘤学HSOR住院医师培训合作 西北肿瘤学比较有效性研究研究所 西北大学博士后奖学金和美国外科医生学会(ACS)癌症项目。自.以来 2009年，我们已经培训了44名外科研究实习生，他们已经进入了专注于肿瘤学的学术生涯。 在为期两年的强化培训期间(100%保护时间)，配偶计划的受训人员将 沉浸在多学科的体验式研究培训中，采用团队科学的方法， 导师指导和集中授课(硕士学位适用于那些没有更高学历的人)。每个人 学员将拥有一支经验丰富且多样化的指导团队(内容和方法专家)，为他们量身定做 培训需求。COSORT项目的核心课程将包括研究设计和分析课程 研究和职业发展方面的方法、最佳做法和道德规范。学员将参加 西北大学以及相关外科和肿瘤学的研讨会、研讨会和研究培训机会 职业协会。受训者将设计和执行研究项目，最终在 在影响较大的期刊上发表重要的国家会议和出版物。持续监测和迭代 计划的改进将通过一个高度成功的外部咨询委员会的参与来实现 以及西北大学Searle高级学习与教学中心的稳健评估。终极目标 配偶计划的目的是增加成功实现学术生涯的研究人员的数量 作为独立资助的外科肿瘤学科学家。西北大学处于独特的地位，确保了成功 并继续培养未来外科肿瘤学科学家的领导者和导师。

SUMMARY Surgeon-scientists are an underrepresented population in academic medicine, and federally funded physician- scientist-led research has been in decline over the past decade. Substantial challenges are faced by surgical trainees seeking research training. Importantly, surgical resident training programs with ample protected time for dedicated experiential research training have effectively contributed to the “pipeline” of successful, independently funded surgeon scientists. These researchers have meaningfully impacted surgical oncology patient care and scientific knowledge. Moreover, there are few opportunities for PhD postdoctoral fellows to work at the intersection of surgery and oncology. The proposed COllaborative Northwestern Surgical Oncology Research Training (CONSORT) program brings together the extensive multidisciplinary oncologic expertise at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine (NUFSM) and the Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center to create a multidisciplinary, two-year research training program consisting of (1) a Health Services and Outcomes Research (HSOR) Track and (2) a Basic Science and Translational (BTS) Research Track. The CONSORT program will draw upon the Northwestern Department of Surgery’s 30-year experience of training in BTS oncology research and the 15-year surgical oncology HSOR resident training collaboration between the Northwestern Institute for Comparative Effectiveness Research in Oncology (NICER-Onc), the HSOR Postdoctoral Fellowship at Northwestern, and the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Cancer Programs. Since 2009, we have trained 44 surgical research trainees who have gone on to oncology-focused academic careers. During a two-year, intensive training period (100% protected time), trainees in the CONSORT program will be immersed in multidisciplinary, experiential research training, using a team science approach, with tailored mentorship and focused didactic teaching (Master’s degree for those without prior advanced degrees). Each trainee will have an experienced and diverse Mentor Team (content and methodological experts), tailored to their training needs. The CONSORT program core curriculum will include courses in study design and analytic approaches, best practices and ethics in research, and career development. Trainees will participate in the workshops, seminars, and research training opportunities at Northwestern and at relevant surgical and oncologic professional societies. Trainees will design and execute research projects that culminate in presentations at major national conferences and publications in high-impact journals. Continuous monitoring and iterative program improvement will be achieved by engagement of a highly accomplished External Advisory Committee and robust evaluation by Northwestern’s Searle Center for Advanced Learning and Teaching. The ultimate goal of the CONSORT program is to increase the number of investigators who successfully achieve academic careers as independently funded surgical oncologic scientists. Northwestern is uniquely positioned to assure the success of the CONSORT program and continuing to develop future surgical oncology scientist leaders and mentors.